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Just Shy of His 30th Anniversary, Barry Melancon is Retiring as AICPA CEO Just Shy of His 30th Anniversary, Barry Melancon is Retiring as AICPA CEO

AICPA President, CEO, and chihuahua juggling fan Barry Melancon is retiring at the end of […]The..
Grant Thornton Partners Partied in the Bahamas Before This Latest Round of Layoffs (Allegedly) Grant Thornton Partners Partied in the Bahamas Before This Latest Round of Layoffs (Allegedly)

On Friday, a tipster generously handed us information that Grant Thornton had engaged in more..
Private Equity is Picking Up Accounting Firms By the Handful Now Private Equity is Picking Up Accounting Firms By the Handful Now

Well this is a surprising turn of events. On Friday, we prompted the readership to […]The post..
Citing Rising Costs, Accounting Firms Plan to Increase Fees in 2025 Citing Rising Costs, Accounting Firms Plan to Increase Fees in 2025

*Smaller shops, that is. We know Big 4 and mid-tiers have this pricing thing down. […]The post..
Layoff Watch ’24: CohnReznick Surprised Some People With Layoffs This Week Layoff Watch ’24: CohnReznick Surprised Some People With Layoffs This Week

In just the last 24 hours, we’ve gotten tips about layoffs at Moss Adams, Elliott […]The post..
Layoff Watch ’24: KPMG Shrinks Audit By a Few Hundred People Layoff Watch ’24: KPMG Shrinks Audit By a Few Hundred People

You’ve likely heard of people in audit getting disappeared from KPMG in recent days, we […]The post ..
PwC Was Thoughtful Enough to Wait Until After Hurricane Milton to Lay Off Tampa Employees PwC Was Thoughtful Enough to Wait Until After Hurricane Milton to Lay Off Tampa Employees

In September, Wall Street Journal was first to report that PwC planned to cut 1800 […]The post PwC..
Grant Thornton Merges With Grant Thornton Grant Thornton Merges With Grant Thornton

Well they’ve been talking about a deal for months now, here it is: Grant Thornton […]The post Grant ..
Top Remote Accountants of the Week | October 24, 2024 Top Remote Accountants of the Week | October 24, 2024

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Friday Footnotes: The Profession’s Ethics Dilemma; Co-Pilot Called Out in Court For Calculations;.. Friday Footnotes: The Profession’s Ethics Dilemma; Co-Pilot Called Out in Court For Calculations;..

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans ..
Top Remote Accountants of the Week | October 10, 2024 Top Remote Accountants of the Week | October 10, 2024

Are you having trouble finding remote accountants, CAS experts, auditors, or tax professionals for..
PSA to Florida CPA Candidates: Milton Might Close Your Testing Center PSA to Florida CPA Candidates: Milton Might Close Your Testing Center

Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall in Florida later today or early Thursday and […]The..
DAE Get Sick of Hearing About Accounting Firms Getting Their Data Breached? DAE Get Sick of Hearing About Accounting Firms Getting Their Data Breached?

Another small accounting firm has reported a data breach involving the protected health information ..
Well F**k EY Partners Then I Guess Well F**k EY Partners Then I Guess

What’s this? Not Financial Times reporting that EY partners will have about two percent of […]The..
Jay-Z Has 99 Problems But BDO Ain’t One Jay-Z Has 99 Problems But BDO Ain’t One

We noticed this morning that an October 2022 article we wrote about Fat Joe suing […]The post Jay-Z ..
Weaver’s Upgrading to a Whole Floor in NYC Weaver’s Upgrading to a Whole Floor in NYC

Cue The Jeffersons theme song, Weaver’s movin’ on up in Manhattan. According to The Real […]The..
The Metaverse’s First Accounting Firm Won’t Be Paying These Big Old SEC Fines in Crypto We Assume The Metaverse’s First Accounting Firm Won’t Be Paying These Big Old SEC Fines in Crypto We Assume

Hey remember the metaverse? Thank goodness generative AI swooped in and made everyone forget about..
A Sub-$41 Million Firm We’ve Never Heard of Has Let Private Equity In A Sub-$41 Million Firm We’ve Never Heard of Has Let Private Equity In

It’s rare we write about $40 million firms over here as we focus on the […]The post A Sub-$41..
Deloitte’s Bringing a Small D to Revenue Season This Year Deloitte’s Bringing a Small D to Revenue Season This Year

Deloitte has reported its global revenue numbers and while it’s another record-smasher for the Big..
China Puts PwC in the Punishment Corner For Six Months and Confiscates ‘Illegal Gains’ China Puts PwC in the Punishment Corner For Six Months and Confiscates ‘Illegal Gains’

Well we knew this was going to happen. Various media outlets are reporting that China […]The post..
PwC Isn’t Used to Being Called Desperate But Here We Are PwC Isn’t Used to Being Called Desperate But Here We Are

The news broke last week that PwC UK would start requiring its people in the […]The post PwC Isn’t..
Friday Footnotes: The Least Disingenuous Senior Partner; Accounting Education Evolves; KPMG Rings a .. Friday Footnotes: The Least Disingenuous Senior Partner; Accounting Education Evolves; KPMG Rings a ..

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans ..
Top Remote Accountants of the Week | September 5, 2024 Top Remote Accountants of the Week | September 5, 2024

Are you struggling to find remote accountants, CAS experts, auditors, or tax professionals for your ..
How is Your Tax Resolution Hearing Protection? @ColoradoTaxRelief #taxresolution #enrolledagents How is Your Tax Resolution Hearing Protection? @ColoradoTaxRelief #taxresolution #enrolledagents

Replace feeling helpless and nervous about dealing with the IRS, with feelings of confidence and..
Taxation in Bay County, Florida: Exploring Tax Deductions for Homeowners Taxation in Bay County, Florida: Exploring Tax Deductions for Homeowners

Learn about the various tax deductions available for homeowners in Bay County, Florida, and how..
EisnerAmper Snags Itself Another Small Firm EisnerAmper Snags Itself Another Small Firm

Well New York-based EisnerAmper’s business plans couldn’t be any clearer based on the press release ..
BDO Aced Its 2023 PCAOB Inspections! JK, It Was F**ked BDO Aced Its 2023 PCAOB Inspections! JK, It Was F**ked

BDO USA’s 2023 PCAOB inspection is out and Financial Times‘ article about it is pretty […]The post..
Friday Footnotes: BDO Blows It; PwC Blazes a Trail in New Audit Fines; Using AI For Tax Research |.. Friday Footnotes: BDO Blows It; PwC Blazes a Trail in New Audit Fines; Using AI For Tax Research |..

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans ..
Revenue is Down More Than 5 Percent at EY Australia Revenue is Down More Than 5 Percent at EY Australia

Just the other day we were talking about EY missing its revenue target and many, […]The post..
Childless Law Firm Accountant Asks If It’s Cool to Complain About Your Coworkers’ Familial.. Childless Law Firm Accountant Asks If It’s Cool to Complain About Your Coworkers’ Familial..

Many of you are probably too young to remember the old Dear Abby columns in […]The post Childless..
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Colorado Springs: Why Is My Return Being Examined by the IRS?..
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Asian-American Ex-PwC Principal Alleges White Guys at the Firm Are Hatin’ Ass Haters Asian-American Ex-PwC Principal Alleges White Guys at the Firm Are Hatin’ Ass Haters

We’ve made the editorial decision not to use the PwC Chad image for this article […]The post..
Tomorrow is National Intern Day Tomorrow is National Intern Day

Do with that information what you will. Deloitte chose to mark the occasion by asking […]The post..
The PCAOB Asked Big Firms How They’re Using Generative AI The PCAOB Asked Big Firms How They’re Using Generative AI

Be aware, audit firms. The PCAOB is sniffing around about your use of generative AI […]The post The ..
Promotion Watch ’24: Plante Moran Welcomes 25 New Partners and Two Other Guys Promotion Watch ’24: Plante Moran Welcomes 25 New Partners and Two Other Guys

The Midwest’s favorite accounting firm announced earlier this week that 25 of its brightest stars..
Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Gen Z Shuns College For the Internet; A DYNAMIC Grant.. Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Gen Z Shuns College For the Internet; A DYNAMIC Grant..

Morning! Or afternoon as that’s probably when you’re reading this. We will not be discussing […]The ..
Up-and-Comer Seattle Area Firm Clark Nuber Decided Its Staff Probably Need More Sunlight Up-and-Comer Seattle Area Firm Clark Nuber Decided Its Staff Probably Need More Sunlight

As proudly announced by commercial real estate firm Hughes Marino and reported in Pacific Northwest ..
Within Three Years, RSM US Will Have Twice as Many People Working for Them in India Within Three Years, RSM US Will Have Twice as Many People Working for Them in India

According to a story published by Reuters today, RSM is doubling their workforce in India. […]The..
Friday Footnotes: The Number of Professionals at Each of the Biggest Firms; PwC Uses Big Words; AI, .. Friday Footnotes: The Number of Professionals at Each of the Biggest Firms; PwC Uses Big Words; AI, ..

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans ..
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